The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-14

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tobS T f. ct Don't the medical superintendent Of
e t iss irs Tine IF he purposes o. exs%
nation on this Tuesday morp an d ~ cnn MS
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make any examinetion, In this fret mornings e
black hair. dark eyes, and black moustaohe be,
Young YOU n woman. HIS face had marked character.
istics Of his southern birth and MS ACCENT Is
that shs Of anS
her acknowledgement that she sighed when
handsome doctor in Bellevue asked hsrif she
have been able to get some information out OF
likely to sir air' The 80 Southern blood
her to suffer so much from the cold IN ner asya
than The others she in the
ting room when, he saw her. and was even
more than usually chsry OF her words Qne a5
Unanswered but she 81 did mot lot him go with
out telling him that her head hurt her. , shs
ssxs %t WhsS ecaaa M
sitting with her hand pressed to her head.
| HOW SHE DECEIVED DIR. INGRAM
Dr. Ingram is another. handsome man,
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s$s snd s WSeis se somp Hs s sss
pleasant effect OF his appearance, Like all Of
the peas q the Rsiitation he T TSsv very a
d t6e II the story
that was supposed to be mysterioqsly curtain 1,
IN the no a6senee u Of the
| vious history OF the case or tho causes OF the
visitation. that system OF careful n2n,ex I;
questioning, was best calculated to arouse what
was supposed to be- her sleeping memory.
patient woud ia talk It'll little and she gave him
more pronounced and deceptive symptoms
the ay Se a ahs e
s Strengthen her case II thai was i. shs
become talkative or rush into any mass ISIS, OF
Inventions, or do any OF the hundred things n!s7
trIckst er' she Simply GRADUALLY allowed her.
self to be drawn into answering the questions.
Not in rambling ineoherent manner MT
y NSs IT, and good faith. She sanswered
but i%sm hesitatinsly ' and slowly delivered The
waiting after q question had been asked. and
de anS shoss oT
was completely suggestive OF an intense effort
to break through q fog or haze and strike
The answers ELECTED, by Dr. Ingram were the
ones that have formed part OF the history OF
Obtained obi id from the asylum authorities. They
were those that were given In support OF the
theory Of an utter loss q memory she n sSd
been In New York. She said that she thought
she was in Cuba and, as though vaguely
Struggling Ja alter liant recolectloh' BIO
"This-mustaa be-cuba. I-came-hero-
This was annarentlv the preatest effort OF the
interview. rs 1t was the longest.
vENrURINa A THREAT OF SUICIDE.
Shortly after hs the %s5ng tine
company OF two files front. parade in quest Of
air and exercise on the driveway around and
day mo e the 9Th Of September The
day of the first race between the Thistle and
2, eSs BY fact al New s f the
the waiting fleet and mutitudes down, the bay
come come Of the day lay in the way OF a breeze that
islend commands were to have sh e
traetive tSnn ih Se9 asyI luz GROUNDS that day
Most q The road Is dsighstfully shadeds; the Ne
were si ana the s grass nd ~ bs
eyes Of the, dwellers in the white. white wards
OF the asylum. Nellie must have been as
those OF longer experience OF confinement. in
deed as anxious. II that were possible. as she
70 NO sfa hor
ness vanished when the ranks were made up
for the walk. The furniture check material Of
dresses being dark and some Of them being
light. The artistic and aesthetic ideas Of the
tional rigidity and discipline, results in q
practice OF ranging the dark clothed inmates
paired of tosether This was the cause
dress and that Of Miss Neville, whom she
| ta1 town min Al NJ N
e Of The ne "t This s Nellie Protested against
to &c pS; R Mss NsSs the
ranks she said and If she was put with any
one else she declared shs would run b to Inc
make any attempt to do SO. She was not very
rather excitingly to the other patients. But nc
trouble resulted and when their hour was uI
quarters.
HER APPETITE WAS PRETTY GOOD.
A short and uneventfu interval ensued be.
tween the return and time for dinner. between
is served, and to It the patients were soon con.
Quoted. The meal consists OF soup and some
kind OF roasted Or boiled meat, or meat pie and
potatoes and other vegetables every day. OF
baked or boiled fish on Friday, and bread
pudding with. hard sauce twice week. This
ias ss' as as iar e1 as Nellie l was Concerned She
did not seem, even with her appetite whetted
| by o Walk IN the WnOleSOme EaSt hlNer alT, "
fancy her dinner over much, but she ate
enough to have the report Of her good appe.
tite continued. With the usual washing oil
faces and hands on the way up from dinner the
patients were returned to the ward.
rule after dinner time. The patients are kept
Interested In some way during this time, II
possible Those that will do anything are fur:
nished with work. All Of the bedding and
underclothing used In tho asylum and In the
other institutions OF the department Of Chart
ties and Correction are the result Of this work.
Those who win not work are at liberty e
nmuse themselves. But In many cases they SIT
in listless apathy, with idle hands. vacant
minds. and expressionless faces. Nellie
seemed to be one of these, AT least she did
not appear to take any interest in anything
that was going on about her. She would not
work. She did not play. She. spoke little to
those about her, and bowed her head or rested
II on her hand much OF tho time.
| DIR. Kinier came through the ward and spoke
to several OF tho patients. including her. She
repeated her expression OF belief that she was
In Cuba and the corolary OF having come by
water. She asked tho Doctor, Why do you
keep me here? ?" adding. 4" am not sick"
From the medical examinations Of the day
the following entry was made in the Record
OF the institution. volume 20:
Sept 27.-Answered questions in monosyllables Asket
thai she be spoken t hurt her head much
| Iloes not annear TO realize able